1901 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Missouri Valley champion
Conference	Independent
Record	6–2
Head coach	Walter C. Booth (2nd season)
Home stadium	Antelope Field
Seasons ← 1900 1902 →

1901 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Saint Louis			–					10	–	0	–	0
North Dakota Agricultural			–					7	–	0	–	0
Marquette			–					4	–	0	–	1
Northern Illinois State			–					6	–	1	–	0
Notre Dame			–					8	–	1	–	1
Ohio Wesleyan			–					8	–	2	–	0
Kirksville Osteopaths			–					10	–	3	–	0
Nebraska			–					6	–	2	–	0
Ohio			–					6	–	1	–	2
Doane			–					3	–	1	–	0
Haskell			–					6	–	2	–	0
Lake Forest			–					10	–	5	–	0
Ohio State			–					5	–	3	–	1
Washington University			–					5	–	3	–	1
Ohio Medical			–					5	–	3	–	1
Iowa State Normal			–					5	–	3	–	2
South Dakota Agricultural			–					3	–	2	–	0
Beloit			–					5	–	3	–	3
Washburn			–					3	–	2	–	3
Carthage			–					1	–	1	–	0
Drake			–					4	–	4	–	0
Detroit College			–					3	–	3	–	0
Mount Union			–					5	–	5	–	1
Wittenberg			–					4	–	4	–	0
Kansas State			–					3	–	4	–	1
Michigan Agricultural			–					3	–	4	–	1
Iowa State			–					2	–	6	–	2
Kansas			–					3	–	5	–	2
Wabash			–					4	–	7	–	0
Fairmount			–					3	–	6	–	0
Heidelberg			–					1	–	3	–	1
Miami (OH)			–					1	–	3	–	1
Cincinnati			–					1	–	4	–	1
Case			–					2	–	7	–	0
Missouri			–					1	–	6	–	1
Butler			–					0	–	1	–	0
Chicago Eclectic Medical			–					0	–	3	–	0

The 1901 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska as an independent during the 1901 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Walter C. Booth, the Cornhuskers compiled a record of 6–2, excluding one exhibition game. Nebraska played home games at Antelope Field in Lincoln, Nebraska.

With victories over Iowa State, Missouri, Kansas, and Haskell, Nebraska was recognized as Missouri Valley champion.^[1]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21		Lincoln High School	Antelope Field Lincoln, NE	W 22–0 (exhibition)		[2]
September 28		at Kirksville Osteopaths	Kirksville, MO	W 5–0	1,000	[3][4]
October 5		Doane	Antelope Field Lincoln, NE	W 29–0		[5]
October 12		at Minnesota	Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	L 0–19	2,500+	[6]
October 26		Iowa State	Antelope Field Lincoln, NE	W 17–0		[7]
November 2		vs. Wisconsin	Milwaukee, WI	L 0–18		[8]
November 9	3:00 p.m.	vs. Missouri	YMCA Park Omaha, NE (rivalry)	W 51–0		[9]
November 16		Kansas	Antelope Field Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	W 29–5	4,000	[10]
November 28		Haskell	Antelope Field Lincoln, NE	W 18–10	> 4,000	[1]

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Coach[12][13]	Position	First year	Alma mater
Walter C. Booth	Head coach	1900	Princeton
Jack Best	Trainer	1890	Nebraska
Guy Cowgill	Manager	1901
I. C. Raymond	Assistant manager	1901

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Bell, Johnny HB Bender, Johnny HB Brew, Fred RG Cortelyou, Spencer E Crandall, Harry HB Cuff, E.W. HB Drain, Ralph QB Eager, Earl HB Johnson, William E Kingsbury, Raymond FB Koehler, John C Maloney, J.R. LG Pillsbury, Melville FB Ringer, John LG Shedd, Charlie E Shedd, George FB Stringer, Lewis T Tobin, John G Voss T Westover, John RT

Lincoln High at Nebraska

1 2 Total Lincoln High 0 • Nebraska 22 Date: September 21 Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE

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Kirksville at Nebraska

1 2 Total • Nebraska 5 Kirksville 0 Date: September 28 Location: Kirksville, MO

Nebraska managed only one touchdown against the medical students from Kirksville, holding on to win 5–0. This was the only meeting between Kirksville and Nebraska.^[15][16]

Doane at Nebraska

1 2 Total Doane 0 • Nebraska 29 Date: October 5 Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE

After a four-year break, Doane and Nebraska resumed their series in Lincoln. Nebraska dominated the game, its third straight shutout victory.^[15][16]

Nebraska at Minnesota

1 2 Total Nebraska 0 • Minnesota 19 Date: October 12 Location: Northrop Field, Minneapolis, MN Game attendance: 2500+

For the second consecutive year, Minnesota ended Nebraska's unbeaten season, this time in a dominating 19–0 victory.^[15][16]

Iowa State at Nebraska

1 2 Total Iowa State 0 • Nebraska 17 Date: October 26 Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE

Nebraska, shorthanded due to injuries suffered against Minnesota, shut out Iowa State for the second straight year, allowing only 75 yards and three first downs to the Cyclones.^[15][16]

Nebraska at Wisconsin

1 2 Total Nebraska 0 • Wisconsin 18 Date: November 2 Location: Milwaukee, WI

Nebraska and Wisconsin met for the first time in Milwaukee, an 18–0 Badgers victory. Over 100 years later, the teams would become division rivals when Nebraska joined the Big Ten in 2011.^[15][16]

Missouri vs. Nebraska

1 2 Total Missouri 0 • Nebraska 51 Date: November 9 Location: YMCA Park, Omaha, NE

Nebraska hammered Missouri 51–0 in Omaha, the second-largest victory in program history.^[15][16]

Kansas at Nebraska

1 2 Total Kansas 5 • Nebraska 29 Date: November 16 Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE

An early Nebraska fumble put Kansas on the scoreboard, but Nebraska dominated the rest of the game to even the all-time series at five.^[15][16]

Haskell at Nebraska

1 2 Total Haskell 10 0 10 • Nebraska 0 18 18 Date: November 28 Location: Antelope Field, Lincoln, NE

Haskell and Nebraska met for the first time to close the 1901 season. Haskell, despite using a team of high school players (the school would not add a college until the following year), led 10–0 at halftime. Nebraska, however, scored the game's final 18 points to win the game and end the season 6–2.^[15][16]